tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post2284222894381960935..comments2014-02-13T08:11:29.316-08:00Comments on Geopolitics of Energy: Dave Spicer: An Electric EconomyHarleyDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13596202686730076462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post-16418961165148361212009-04-08T20:14:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:14:00.000-07:00I'm pro-electric cars, but I'm not as optimistic a...I'm pro-electric cars, but I'm not as optimistic as some. I think in the future most luxery cars will be electic, but I doubt battery cars will be cheap enough to get more than 50% market share. I would expect most cheap cars to run on a combination of biofuel and expensive synthetic fuel from wind and nuclear sources.<BR/><BR/>Have you read Zubrin's essays on methanol? It could beat ethanol as the best (highest yield per acre etc) biofuel.Nathan2gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027370395249364154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post-72105868021872612412007-10-27T11:29:00.000-07:002007-10-27T11:29:00.000-07:00Good points. As I say in the post, electricity is ...Good points. As I say in the post, electricity is the common denominator and can be generated by any form of energy that can create heat. Geothermal and fusion qualify and could certainly contribute one day. Are you someone who could provide the research into timeframes and costs for both? I am currently putting together an electricity generation model based on 10 GW “modules” based on Solar Thermal generation. I need someone who could do the same for Geothermal and fusion. In a way, I’d like to think that I am already including fusion when considering solar since the Sun is really just a large fusion reaction…and at a safe 93M mile distance!HarleyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596202686730076462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post-16933689899587550362007-10-27T09:26:00.000-07:002007-10-27T09:26:00.000-07:00Don't focus solely on solar as the answer!Geotherm...Don't focus solely on solar as the answer!<BR/><BR/>Geothermal energy also has huge untapped potential. A recent study from MIT showed that "enhanced geothermal" energy could conceivably power our country at relatively low cost. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/geothermal.html<BR/><BR/>Also, don't write off nuclear fusion! There is research underway which could lead to practical, power-generating fusion reactors much sooner than most people imagine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolywellZobeidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018951009338518911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post-44379655723965523352007-10-26T04:36:00.000-07:002007-10-26T04:36:00.000-07:00Just spread the word, that's the power of the Inte...Just spread the word, that's the power of the InternetHarleyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596202686730076462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798354116282031049.post-7308635095181914672007-10-26T00:48:00.000-07:002007-10-26T00:48:00.000-07:00Hey, man. awesome post. really great. Good work.I ...Hey, man. awesome post. really great. Good work.<BR/><BR/>I wish our president would read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com